Skoda Rapid Spaceback Owner's Manual page 162

Removing/installing taillights
Fig. 197 Remove light / pull out connector
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Read and observe and
Removing
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Open the boot lid.
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Insert the clamps for removing the full wheel trims into opening
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Remove the cover by pulling the hook in the direction of arrow
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Unscrew the screws with the key from the tool kit.
B
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Grasp the lamp and carefully remove in the direction of arrow
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Press the latch on the connector in the direction of arrow
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Carefully remove the connector from the tail lamp assembly in the direction
of the arrow .
4
Fitting
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Insert the connector into the light and lock it securely.
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Insert the lamp with the pin
B
» Fig. 197 in the body.
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Carefully push the cover in »
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Screw the tail lamp into place and install the cover. The cover must engage
securely.
160
Do-it-yourself
on page 156 first.
2
.
3
» Fig. 198 on page 160 into the recesses
.
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Close the boot lid.
CAUTION
Ensure that the cable bundle does not become pinched between the body
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and the lamp when it is being refitted – risk of damage to the electrical instal-
lation and risk of water ingress.
If you are not sure whether the cable bundle has become pinched, we recom-
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mend that you have the light connection checked by a specialist garage.
Ensure that the vehicle paintwork and the tail lamp are not damaged when
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removing and installing the tail lamp.
Replacing the bulbs in the taillight assembly
Fig. 198 Outer part of the lamp/inner part of the lamp
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Read and observe
Outer part of the lamp
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» Fig. 197.
A
Turn the holder with the bulb
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.
1
Remove the holder with the bulb from the light housing in the direction of
the arrow
2
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.
Reinsert the holder with the bulb into the lamp housing and turn in the op-
posite direction of the arrow
Inner parts of the lamp
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Unlock the bulb holder using the marked area with arrows
move the bulb holder from the light.
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Turn the respective light bulb counter-clockwise to the stop and remove it
C
from the bulb holder.
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Insert a new bulb into the holder and turn in a clockwise direction to the
stop.
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Insert the bulb holder in the tail lamp assembly.
and on page 156 first.
in the direction of the arrow
A
and replace the bulb.
to the stop.
1
» Fig. 198.
1
» Fig. 198 and re-
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